Faculty Tuesdays Series Fall 2018
Virtuosity for Two
Poetry and Music
Voice Faculty
Charles Wetherbee, violin
Janet Harriman, harp
Jennifer Bird, soprano
Aug. 28
Violinist Charles Wetherbee and pianist David Korevaar perform together three brilliant and beautiful masterworks: Respighi’s Violin Sonata, Chausson’s Poème and Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata.
Passacaglie and Fantasie Sept. 4
Nicolò Spera, guitar
For more than four and a half centuries, composers have written passacaglia and fantasie for lute and guitar. Join Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program Director Nicolò Spera for this intimate recital of some of the most beautiful and important examples in the repertoire.
CU Bernstein at 100 with the Jazz Faculty Sept. 11
John Gunther, saxophone
Leonard Bernstein wrote: “Jazz is the ultimate common denominator of the American musical style.” The Thompson Jazz Studies Program faculty presents an eclectic program of standards and originals that celebrate Bernstein’s centenary and his love of jazz.
From Hungary to the Czech Republic Sept. 18
Margaret McDonald, piano
Members of the collaborative piano faculty join together for a round-robin performance of Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances.” Margaret McDonald will also be joined by her string faculty colleagues for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2.
CU Bernstein at 100: Chamber Music Sept. 25
Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Come celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s chamber music and experience the more personal side of his compositions. Bernstein’s eldest daughter, Jamie, hosts this concert featuring CU music faculty and guests.
Oct. 2
Janet Harriman and the CU Boulder harp studio present “Poetry and Music,” featuring poetry and dance by performing arts curator and choreographer Alya Howe and the U.S. premiere of the three-harp arrangement of Miguel Del Aguila’s “Submerged,” based on a poem by Alfonsina Storni.
Bassoon-O-Rama Oct. 9
Yoshi Ishikawa, bassoon
Bassoonist Yoshi Ishikawa, in collaboration with guest bassoonist Carlo Colombo and members of the CU Bassoon Studio, presents a concert of delightful and rarely performed compositions for solo and multiple bassoons.
George Rochberg Centennial Oct. 16
Christina Jennings, flute
George Rochberg, one of the unique American minds of the last century, composed in an astonishing diversity of voices. Always personal, his compositional style was at first firmly rooted in the atonal and serial movement. Eventually, it shifted toward neo-baroque and highly romantic. University of Michigan violinist Andrew Jennings, a leading expert on Rochberg’s music, joins a group of CU Boulder faculty and friends for a concert celebrating the Rochberg centennial.
Contrasts, Dreams and Prayers: Two Masterworks Oct. 23
Daniel Silver, clarinet
Clarinetist Daniel Silver presents the Bartók Contrasts and Osvaldo Golijov’s “Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind.” Charles Wetherbee, Margaret Soper Gutierrez, Erika Eckert, David Requiro and David Korevaar join for these two powerful works now considered gems of the chamber music repertoire. The evening promises to enthrall and enchant and is not to be missed!
Music of Henry Purcell Oct. 30
Robert Shay
College of Music Dean Robert Shay presents a concert featuring the music of the great 17th-century English composer Henry Purcell. 24
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Nov. 6
Renowned faculty artists perform with students and colleagues in chamber music recitals featuring world premieres and beloved classics.
From Violin to Harpsichord: J. S. Bach Transcribed Nov. 13
Robert Hill, harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach was fond of performing his own solo violin music on a solo keyboard instrument, but most of his own transcriptions are lost. New faculty member Robert Hill has reconstructed some of these transcriptions and will perform them on harpsichord in his debut solo recital at CU Boulder.
Songs of Solitude and Hope Nov. 27
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Violinist Harumi Rhodes and pianist HsiaoLing Lin present a soulful pairing of violin sonatas by Ravel and Elgar. The program concludes with Beethoven’s noble “Archduke” Trio as Rhodes and Lin are joined by András Fejér on cello. Don’t miss an evening inspired by the golden magic of nature and universal songs of solitude and hope.
Without Words Dec. 4
Jennifer Hayghe, piano
Music has always expressed what words cannot. Pianist Jennifer Hayghe showcases Mendelssohn’s famous “Songs Without Words” along with other transcriptions of vocal works for solo piano. Cellist David Requiro joins her in Richard Strauss’ Cello Sonata, the manuscript of which bears a quote from Austrian poet Franz Grillparzer: “Music, the eloquent, is at the same time silent. Keeping quiet about the individual, she gives us the whole universe.” All Faculty Tuesdays concerts take place in Grusin Music Hall and are free and open to the public. More information available at cupresents.org Can’t make it? Watch the online livestream at our website!